Video: MAD Symposium 2018 / #MeToo, Now What? | Kim Severson, Wade Davis & Lisa Donovan
New York Times' national food correspondent Kim Severson won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on sexual harassment in the workplace in 2018. At the sixth MAD Symposium, she leads a conversation between Wade Davis, UN Women Global Champion for Innovation and inclusion consultant for Google and Netflix, and Lisa Donovan, acclaimed pastry chef and writer, who won a James Beard award for her essay on #MeToo in the food world.
In this important and intense discussion, Donovan, Davis, and Severson reflect on the revelations that prompted the #MeToo movement and the reckoning that has resulted from it. Spurred by their individual experiences and those of audience members, they offer insight and guidance to the industry as it finally begins to tackle these critical issues.
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03.05.2015 / Saveur MagazineTour Guide: Where the Industry Eats in Nashville
“These aren’t necessarily the places you’ll find listed in magazines or on award lists, except for one or two of them. Instead, these businesses are the gems that many industry folks like myself flock to on their one or two days off a week. I consider myself damn lucky to get to wander into them for a cup of coffee, a great burger, or a cheap and delicious taco and see the people behind them—my friends—live their dream and do the work they were meant to do. They're the places that maintain an honesty and sincerity that cooks like me crave, and that everyone can taste.”Read full article HERE.
11.25.2019 / James Beard Foundation Interview HOW TO EAT LIKE AN AWARD WINNER IN NASHVILLE
Lisa Donovan’s Savory and Sweet Recommendations: An Interview with Leah Koening. Read Full Interview HERE.
These My Bitches: An Interview with Baker and Writer Lisa Donovan
“It's fitting that today marks the one year anniversary of These My Bitches because today's bitch is both one of the first women I asked to participate, and one of the reasons I started this series. Like fellow Bitch, Agnes, I met Lisa when I joined a book club in East Nashville in 2007. Lisa probably doesn't remember that's where we met, but I remember because I was completely freaked out and Lisa looked me in the eye and smiled her warm, welcoming smile. She knew I needed kindness in that moment, and she gave it to me. That is Lisa in a nutshell.”
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WPLN/NPR Movers and Thinkers Podcast - 2015
Movers & Thinkers #1: Invisible Movers
Sometimes the biggest influencers are the people you don’t see — those who are working behind the scenes in fascinating places or whose work is often anonymous. Featuring acclaimed pastry chef Lisa Donovan, letterpress poster maker Celene Aubry and cybersecurity expert Alexander Berta.